CANADIAN FREIGHT SERVICE
SUCCESS OF GOVERNMENT SCHEME. EXTENSIONS OF OPERATIONS LIKELY. (United Press Association—By CableCopyright.) (Received 11, 11.25 a.m.) Ottawa, Dec. 10. As a result of the success following the Government subsidised freight service from British Columbia to Australia, th* Minister for Trade and Comfnerce, the Hon. Malcolm, announc ed to-day that he was considering the establishment of a service from Canada to India, Ceylon and East Africa in four months. While tho Australian service has been in existence, Canaada's lumber shipment, which averaged 2,400,000 feet over one month in 1928, has increased to 6,000, 000 feet per month. If this rate of increase continues, it is expected that Canada’s business with Australia will reach 7,000,000 feet-in twelve months. For August, September and October, the exports of all commodities to Australia were 5,592,829 dollars, and increase of more than half a million dollars over the same period last year.
The subsidised service from British Columbia to tho British West Indies and the north cast coast of South America is also helping lumber. Other subsidised services ply to New Zealand, the Fiji Island and to West and South Africa.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 305, 11 December 1929, Page 7
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